The name of the game: a community limerick challenge. Each person submits one line to a developing limerick, and in doing so, tries to stump the author of the next line by the increasing difficulty in creating a meaningful rhyme that sticks to the topic as it's generated.
The rules: No using words that are noted for having no rhymes whatsoever, like 'orange.' The limerick must make some sort of sense when read through, surreal though it may be.
A bungling young baker 'named 'Steele...-- RayfordSteele, Aug 09 2002 A similar game I played once http://www.banksean...velytale/image.htmlIt started out as an email game: she wrote the first verse, a limmerick where each line began with the letter A. The next turn was mine, and I wrote a limmerick where each line began with B. We alternated like this all the way to Z in a thread of email echanges over the course of a month. Later she suprised me with a bound and illustrated version of it. [banksean, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004] had many an idea surreal..-- yamahito, Aug 10 2002 so he went to the store...-- BinaryCookies, Aug 10 2002 and sampled a S'More...-- thumbwax, Aug 10 2002 that was wrapped in a banana peel....-- runforrestrun, Aug 10 2002 A challenging rhymer called Ray...-- FarmerJohn, Aug 10 2002 bought all sorts of stuff at Ebay-- po, Aug 10 2002 twelve gross of down pillows,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 10 2002 after dozin' under a duvet.-- thumbwax, Aug 10 2002 Received a most interesting fax,-- runforrestrun, Aug 10 2002 after reporting in sick to woik-- po, Aug 10 2002 <Autocorrection>Excuse me, Sir, Mr. John 3:16, Sir, "smirk" does not rhyme with "woik" - The word which you rhymed to is a forbidden word, Mr. Sinner. Please make a mental note of it and rhyme with "woik", the less disgusting, more palata/digesti/ble term. <Factoid to be ignored in this limerick>I haven't called in sick to woik in oh, about 10 years or more.</Factoid to be ignored in this limerick></Autocorrection>-- thumbwax, Aug 10 2002 [following from po]...woik,he spent the whole day playing quoits,-- sappho, Aug 10 2002 then made tracks to his bed to relax.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 10 2002 somethin' 'bout reindeer and St. Nick,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 10 2002 but their plans went awry-- po, Aug 10 2002 by this quick reply:-- yamahito, Aug 10 2002 By the foolish limerick spy.-- kaz, Aug 10 2002 A young Farmer from Sweden-- po, Aug 10 2002 Couldn't figure which field to put the seed in,-- runforrestrun, Aug 10 2002 "Here I sit on the fence,"-- FarmerJohn, Aug 10 2002 Geeze...is everyone asleep?
A young Farmer who hails from Sweden, Couldn't figure which field to put the seed in, "Here I site on the fence", "With my bags full of quince", "Trying to create my own little Garden of Eden"
somebody start a new one....I'm just feeling impatient today.....sorry....-- runforrestrun, Aug 10 2002 From chain saw and axe, forrest ran,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 10 2002 From chainsaw and axe, forrest ran, Pursued by a silver woodsman tin can, a strawman and lion that wailed, and the young Dorothy Gale, He grabbed Toto and headed back to Kan-- Susen, Aug 11 2002 Bored and tired of boozin' Like Turtles of Galapagos we return To lie on our bellies on the beach at risk for sunburn And on the halfbakery hunt for old ideas to churn Until we are forced by fish to learn Maybe it should use GPS, and not be piezoelectric Despite the well-intentioned woik ethic With the possible exception of a remote control And the telephone with which I put you on hold
[Note: yes, that is well more than one line.]-- polartomato, Aug 11 2002 an odd concept, a polartomato-- po, Aug 11 2002 and a halfbaking tubbie po-- polartomato, Aug 11 2002 looks like the tele is frozen-- thumbwax, Aug 11 2002 perhaps a depletion of ozone-- po, Aug 11 2002 or a french-fried Irish potato.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 11 2002 (Is that a six line limerick?, anyway:)There was a young man named Eanis...-- namaste, Aug 11 2002 who swore at the judge from the dock-- po, Aug 11 2002 Unabubba blew bubbles down under,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 11 2002 Until it caused him to chunder;-- yamahito, Aug 11 2002 So each bubble was filled,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 11 2002 With shrimp Bar-B'd not grilled,-- Susen, Aug 11 2002 And his dinner was drifting asunder.-- -alx, Aug 11 2002 .....an unassuming halfbaker called alx-- po, Aug 11 2002 said "pronouncing my name is most complex",-- Susen, Aug 11 2002 You can read it in Braille.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 11 2002 a wonderful friend called blissmiss-- po, Aug 11 2002 when greeted by a spider does dismiss,-- Susen, Aug 11 2002 sends her down the corridor fleeing-- yamahito, Aug 11 2002 'till persuaded by Spiderman's kiss.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 Dropped in a bucket Somewhere in Nantuckett...-- polartomato, Aug 12 2002 A ladybugAnd a sea slug...-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 Where have all the 'bakers gone?-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 <xml>long time parsing...</xml>-- SteveAdams, Aug 12 2002 Are they with beauxeault?-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 <fantasy world> Young girls have picked them everyone </fantasy world>-- DrBob, Aug 12 2002 When will they ever learn?</Peter, Paul and Mary>-- angel, Aug 12 2002 A Doctor named Bob was invited to Lords'-- po, Aug 12 2002 In short breeches and wigs they stood there in hordes,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 Not sure what to do,-- runforrestrun, Aug 12 2002 He bared his tattoo,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 it wigged them out of their gourds.-- thumbwax, Aug 12 2002 The yama I know, ain't the god,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 and he's certainly not Ken Dodd-- po, Aug 12 2002 but he's good on a fiddle,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 12 2002 and quick with a riddle,-- Susen, Aug 12 2002 Farmer, there's one thing I'd like to know,-- Susen, Aug 12 2002 Is that posing pouch purely for show?-- -alx, Aug 13 2002 (just couldn't resist, could you UB? ;-)-- Susen, Aug 13 2002 While eating a custard pie one day,-- Susen, Aug 13 2002 I said, "Have some pie"
(I was gonna ask what kind of Farmer he was ;-)-- Susen, Aug 13 2002 Thinking how much more he would weigh.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 An unlazy Susen on the beach,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 There once was a man named Percy-- amazing, Aug 13 2002 (amazing, deletion your anno above this....you, sir, are out of order, your honour)-- Susen, Aug 13 2002 With examples from dogs,-- PeterSilly, Aug 13 2002 Lizards, newts, bats and frogs,-- angel, Aug 13 2002 And a litre of powerful bleach-- SteveAdams, Aug 13 2002 There's an angel here without wings,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 who says many wonderful things-- yamahito, Aug 13 2002 prog-rocking throughout Cornwall,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 who *claimed* he was only thirteen, by golly;-- yamahito, Aug 13 2002 But the power of his rhetoric,-- angel, Aug 13 2002 and understanding of metric,-- sappho, Aug 13 2002 Left even oldies feeling quite jolly.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 And our jutta the capo dei capi,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 Gives the boot to trolls that are crappy-- Mr Burns, Aug 13 2002 Because they can't learn to follow the herd..-- Mr Burns, Aug 13 2002 And leaves them soiling their nappy.
PS. [bliss] - I think you'll find that's "ne'er".-- PeterSilly, Aug 13 2002 A pedantic soul named [PeterSilly],-- -alx, Aug 13 2002 With a mug just like [PeterSealy],-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 A plentitude of toilet ideas to berate-- polartomato, Aug 13 2002 And says his real name's Silly, really.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 head throbbed, felt sck-- po, Aug 13 2002 Who put in an IV-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 That did the trck dbl quck.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 13 2002 There once were some Ponytail Fasteners......-- The_Englishman_Abroad, Aug 13 2002 hair furniture we had in Xcess-- po, Aug 13 2002 Our peace she did transgress,-- Susen, Aug 14 2002 This limerick's quite a mess-- FarmerJohn, Aug 14 2002 No different from anything else on this site, but I digress...-- polartomato, Aug 14 2002 That multiplied like invading fire ants-- FarmerJohn, Aug 14 2002 The point was not clear,-- PeterSilly, Aug 14 2002 Sod this; I need a beer.-- angel, Aug 14 2002 then I'll hem my divan's new valance.-- sappho, Aug 14 2002 Some people like cats and some hate 'em,-- sild, Aug 14 2002 That 8th uses glue to restrain 'em,-- st3f, Aug 14 2002 Then 7/8 lights the fuse,-- thumbwax, Aug 14 2002 And kitty sings the blues,-- Susen, Aug 14 2002 They fell on his plate and he ate 'em.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 14 2002 There was a young goddess called Mictlantecihuatl,-- Aristotle, Aug 14 2002 who had a strange thing for young cattle,-- PeterSilly, Aug 14 2002 And with her butt flirt,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 14 2002 A handsome philosopher called Aristotle-- po, Aug 14 2002 Blew a tire when his car hit a pothole-- Mr Burns, Aug 14 2002 So with the aid of some custard,-- Aristotle, Aug 14 2002 He remained totally unflustered-- po, Aug 14 2002 And drove on philosophically in full throttle.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 14 2002 Who logged in when he got bored-- madradish, Aug 14 2002 from arthritis his joints were rustin'-- mihali, Aug 15 2002 But he was sooooo cute,-- Susen, Aug 15 2002 Was all that didn't start bustin'.-- watermelancholy, Aug 15 2002 Means we can stop checking morgues-- madradish, Aug 15 2002 And can't be misled,
(UB you are *evil*)-- madradish, Aug 15 2002 While the rest of us have gone to the dogs.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 You say "dawgs" and I say "daugs". You say "hawgs" and I say "haugs".-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 Bubba = the grey matter Antipodean.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 who gets a cup o' tea in, [is anyone still playing?]-- General Washington, Aug 15 2002 Then thought, "Er..."-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 & have a sense of foreboding-- po, Aug 15 2002 it's great to see susen is back-- mihali, Aug 15 2002 She is back on the beaten track-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 but off the beaten path-- thumbwax, Aug 15 2002 just as sweet and game for a laugh-- po, Aug 15 2002 It seems the bakery has a ghost,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 who leaves a trace in many a post:-- yamahito, Aug 15 2002 Can it be a spooky hack attack?-- FarmerJohn, Aug 15 2002 Halfbakery folk are a diverse lot, Aussie, Brit, Canadian, Scot, From Belizian beaches, To Connecticut reaches, Our doughy, half done, melting pot.-- Susen, Aug 15 2002 There once was a man named Percy, Who really liked to eat...sherty, He would peel off the skin, Then sing "Rin-Tin-Tin", And that is the story of Percy.-- amazing, Aug 15 2002 Full Moon, he walked the ramparts.-- po, Aug 16 2002 His belly full with lamb hearts,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 16 2002 He felt all alone,-- FarmerJohn, Aug 17 2002 so he picked up a stone-- mihali, Aug 17 2002 some idiot troll called our phoenix, a muppet-- po, Aug 17 2002 Claimed the poster-child for dysgenics, a puppet-- thumbwax, Aug 17 2002 but they knew better, you see-- mihali, Aug 18 2002 for they'd've had a reply they'd never forget-- yamahito, Aug 18 2002 Replete with 3 word contractions, yet. And some dude with a pair of giant pistols,-- bristolz, Aug 20 2002 You got that one right O Aussie mister,-- bristolz, Aug 20 2002 End-to-end, I fear I did notBut of the south, I saw a lot.-- bristolz, Aug 20 2002 I wish she would come out to play.-- DrBob, Feb 13 2003 Way back in 2 oh oh three...-- pashute, Mar 27 2011 Way back in 2 oh oh three... There wasn't much good poetry.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Mar 27 2011 Seemed beyond the cap-arse ity..-- MaxwellBuchanan, Mar 27 2011 ... but don;t worry, it got an Arts Council grant anyway.-- 8th of 7, Mar 27 2011 random, halfbakery